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Board President Larry Thomas to Pass the Torch at West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
With both sadness and gratitude, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board of Directors announces that Larry Thomas will resign as president. Thomas has served as the president of the Conservancy’s […]
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Thoughts from our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld I am honored and terrified to accept the challenge of the Presidency of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The organization has been in my life since the […]
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Air Quality Permit Withdrawn for Proposed Hardy County Log Fumigation Facility
By Olivia Miller In mid-April, a proposed log fumigation facility in Hardy County made national news after Allegheny Wood Products sought an air quality permit from the West Virginia Department […]
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Welcoming a New Member to Our Board!
At the quarterly Board of Directors meeting held in April, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy welcomed Ashton Berdine, lands program manager at the West Virginia Land Trust, to the board […]
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The Board of Directors of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy met on Earth Day, 2023 (aka April 22). It was some of the same old, same old […]
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The Cost of Renewables Versus the True Cost of Coal
By Perry Bryant Last year, Charlette Lane, Chairwoman of the state’s Public Service Commission, wrote an op ed in the Charleston Gazette–Mail claiming that burning coal is cheaper than installing […]
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
The gates on the roads to Dolly Sods are open now, and we can expect the number of visitors to begin building up to Memorial Day weekend, which unofficially kicks […]
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Conservancy Challenges Forest Service Project in the Upper Greenbrier River Watershed
By Rick Webb With the assistance of Appalachian Mountain Advocates, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has asked a United States District Court to require Forest Service compliance with National Environmental Policy […]
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A Little Update on Leaky Gas Wells
The February 2023 issue of The Highlands Voice reported on a new proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to limit methane leaks from oil and gas operations. The industry opposes […]
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Coal Not the Only Thing Hurting Environment
Robert Beanblossom Before I retired, West Virginia state code made the director of the Division of Natural Resources or his designated representative an ex officio member of the board of […]
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